Where does “karholuhtarotta” come from?

karholuhtarotta (Finnish) comes from Finnish rotta, from Old Swedish rotta, from Middle Low German rotte, from Proto-Germanic rattaz, from Proto-Indo-European Hreh₃d- — to scrape.

karholuhtarotta (Finnish): coarse-haired water rat, Parahydromys asper

Definitions

  1. coarse-haired water rat, Parahydromys asper

Ancestry of “karholuhtarotta”, step by step

karholuhtarotta traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish rotta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrottarat; unemployed person living on welfare
2Old Swedishrotta—
3Middle Low Germanrotte—
4Proto-Germanicrattazrat
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanHreh₃d-to scrape

via Finnish luhta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishluhtaswamp; flood meadow; agricultural farmland...
2Proto-Finnicluhtaflood-meadow

via Finnish karhea

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkarhearough, coarse; hoarse; Partitive singular form...
2Proto-Finnickarhedarough, coarse
Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hreh₃d- →Every word from Proto-Germanic rattaz →Every word from Middle Low German rotte →